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Parchment-style illustration of La Serpiente de la Catedral coiled around Granada cathedral at night.

La Serpiente de la Catedral: The Guardian Serpent of Nicaragua

In the historic city of Granada, Nicaragua, where the streets are lined with colonial churches and cobblestone squares echo centuries of footsteps, an old legend persists. It is the story of La Serpiente de la Catedral, a colossal serpent whose presence is said to guard the sacred and punish the unworthy, a symbol of the tension between indigenous spiritual traditions

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